The first lab did dentals on Rana and Satellite. The only difference is that I had to draw blood from Rana, and put his catheter in. Then we graded them before the second lab came in.

The second lab did Taurus and Triton. They all did well again. Then we graded them and left.

Today was Phoenix and Pluto. They both went very well again. Before lab I finished putting in the oil in the new dental machine so we could use it today. Everything went beautifully and then we graded them and went home.

We performed dentals on Neptune and Ophelia today. This is the second week of Tuesday’s dentals. They did much better then last week and managed to get out of lab on time. Maura wasn’t here today because of car issues, so I had to watch my group a little better. We graded and then left.

Today we did dentals on Moonbeam and Nash. The dentals themselves went well, however the students did not do well at being anesthetists. We had to push them to get things done and really hand walk them through everything. At this point, they should be doing everything on their own, with minimal help from us. But they eventually got it done. After we graded, Maura and I stayed and started to put the new dental machine together. We followed the instructions and got almost all of it done except we needed to finish putting the oil in but we both had to go so we decided we’d finish it tomorrow.

Today was a make up lab for the Thursday afternoon lab when we had to cancel because the USDA came. They started their dentals and we used Krypton and Leo. My group had Leo. Everything was going great, until we tried to place the catheter. The clinical labs have been practicing blood draws and both of his front legs had been used a lot. One of the students tried to place the catheter twice, and could not get it, they would hit the vein, but the catheter would not feed through. Two tries is the limit, so then I attempted to place one, and again, the catheter would not feed. So then Maura tried, and the same thing happened. Now it was Dr. Young’s turn. He too could not get the catheter to feed in a cephalic vein, so we went to a saphenous and it went right in. The only thing that this changed was that it was a little harder to move him because we needed to be careful it would not come out. Then the students did their dental and it went very well.
We graded them, and then we saw that our new dental machine had arrived. Maura and I started to try to put it together, but we needed a wrench to take it out of the box, and we did not have one.

Today we neutered Nova, and then went over all of the dental instruments and machines.

The first lab today did dentals on Dipper and Gemini. My group had Dipper. Everything went very well; it took them just as long as the other groups, but they are still learning. We then graded them on being anesthetists and dentists again.

The second lab is still a week behind, so they did their cat neuter on Lynx. Then we explained the dental units and how the dentals will work.

We did dentistry’s again today. The two dogs were supposed to be Cassiopeia and Comet. However, the kennel shift forgot to not feed Comet even though he had a sign on his cage, so we could not use him. So all 8 people had to use one dog, but we got it done eventually. We then graded them on being anesthetists and dentists.

We started dentistry’s today. The two dogs we performed dentals on were Andromeda and Callisto. Maura and I were in charge of Andromeda’s group and we used the new machine. Everything went well, although it took the students a long time to get the animals under anesthesia since we are not helping to move them along as much to see how much they know. And also because this is the first time most of them have done dentals, so it understandably takes them a little longer to finish. We graded them on being anesthetists as well as being dentists. (See procedures for more explanations)

Monday’s lab is still two weeks behind, so they spayed Ursa. They did very well and everything went fine. We graded them at the end.

The first lab neutered Jupiter first, and then we explained the dental instruments and machines. Again, everything went fine.
The second lab is still a week behind, and they spayed Lyra. Everything went according to the normal cat spay. However, at the end, I was holding Lyra for one of the students to take her catheter out and she was upset and tried to escape my hold and ended up biting my hand. She then jumped to the floor and Kim, Dr. Young and Maura had to get her back into her cage while I cleaned myself up. After the students finished cleaning everything and we finally got the catheter out of Lyra and after we graded them, Maura took me to the hospital so I could get antibiotics. It wasn’t a bad bite, so I wasn’t worried about it.

Today we first explained the dental instruments and machines, and then we neutered Sunny. Everything went fine and there were no problems.

Today we started the cat neuters, and also we explained how to use the dental machines. First, we neutered Aries. The cat neuters are much different. The students need to be exposed to how to use an induction chamber, so we do this by using one for all of the male cats. Everything starts the same and is the same until they get to the point of inducing. Once the catheter is placed, the cat then goes into the chamber and the O2 flow rate and the Isoflurane level is turned up to 5 to get as much gas into the chamber. Once the cat is anesthetized enough; which they know by tilting the chamber back and forth to see if the cat moves; the cat is taken out and the box is placed outside to air out. Then a mask is hooked up to the anesthetic machine, both gas flows are changed to 3 and the mask is placed on the cat to keep him anesthetized. Each student that was not an anesthetist the last week had a chance to intubate this week, again using the Lidocaine. Once he is intubated for the final time, the cuff is inflated and he is hooked up directly to the machine. His scrotum is then plucked and wiped with alcohol. Dr. Young has one of the students open glove with him, and they neuter the cat. The rest of the students are to be monitoring the cat and cleaning up. (See procedures for further explanation)

After the cat was awake and recovering, Kim, Maura and I explained how the dentistry’s work and how each dental machine works. We first explained each hand piece and what they do, and also what protection they need to wear; a face shield and gloves. Then we split into two groups and Kim explained the old machine, and Maura and I explained the new machine, and then the two groups switched. (See procedures for further explanation of machines and tools) We did not grade the students on the cat neuters since they were all anesthetists and the procedure was so short.

Today we spayed Ophelia, a dog since the Monday lab is two weeks behind. Everything went great and the students are improving greatly. Then we graded them and left.

In the first lab we spayed Luna, a cat. This went fine again, and we graded them before the second lab came in.
The second lab spayed Moonbeam, a dog; since they are a week behind. This again went fine, the students did everything they were supposed to do and we graded them at the end.